# A test to make sure my VPS can do crontab right
# */5 * * * * python /PATH/TO/cron-test.py > /PATH/TO/log 2>&1

import smtplib
import datetime

now = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')

def print_result(string):
  print(now)
  print(string)
  print()

gmail_user = ''         # Gmail address
gmail_password = ''     # Gmail password

sent_from = gmail_user
to = ''                 # Destination address
subject = 'crontab test'
body = 'automated email for ' + now

email_text = '''\
From: %s
To: %s
Subject: %s

%s
''' % (sent_from, to, subject, body)
try:
  server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.gmail.com', 465)
  server.ehlo()
  server.login(gmail_user, gmail_password)
  server.sendmail(sent_from, to, email_test)
  server.close()
  print_result('email sent')
except Exception as err:
  print_result(err)